Elo Hell
- July 30, 2019
- Exato Games
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- Elo Hell features a unique blend of genres, combining elements of visual novels, MOBAs, and mini-games, which some players find interesting and enjoyable.
- The humor and dialogue are well-received, with many players appreciating the intentionally cringe-worthy lines and relatable characters.
- The game has potential for future episodes, with some players expressing excitement about its development and the fun gameplay mechanics.
- The game is criticized for being misleadingly marketed as a full game when it is more of a demo or advertisement, leading to disappointment among players.
- The tutorial is excessively long and dull, with many players requesting a skip option, which detracts from the overall experience.
- The core MOBA gameplay is seen as tedious and unengaging, requiring significant time investment without sufficient reward, making it unplayable for some.
- story5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The story in the game is a mixed bag; while some players appreciate the engaging voice acting, humor, and enjoyable Halloween-themed narrative, others find it lacking and feel that significant gameplay investment is required to progress through the story. Overall, the integration of story and gameplay is noted as surprisingly effective by some, despite criticisms of its quality.
“The voice acting and humor are on point; the story and gameplay surprisingly work well together.”
“The first episode is rather enjoyable, and I love the Halloween storyline.”
“I go into it expecting a break and just clicking through what I assume to be an interesting story.”
“That's the MOBA you'll need to play a lot to progress through the story.”
“Lame story as well.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is well-received, with players enjoying relatable characters and amusing dialogue, including intentionally cringe-worthy lines. Surprise mini-games add to the fun, providing both laughter and challenge. Overall, the blend of strategy and humor makes it a recommended experience for fans of the genre.
“First off, I loved the humor and the memes (nyan nyan); every character felt like someone I knew in real life!”
“There are some surprise mini-games that came up while playing the first episode that made me laugh and were quite challenging but pretty fun.”
“Overall, the dialogue is pretty funny with some definitely intentionally cringe-worthy lines that some gamers can relate to.”
- monetization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect has been criticized for presenting a demo or advertisement as a full game, which misleads consumers and occupies valuable market space that could be better utilized by developers who have released complete games. This practice is seen as deceptive and potentially harmful to the gaming community.
“It's a 'free' advertisement/demo/prologue for the full 'game' that has deceptively been dumped on Steam as a full game.”
“While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
“This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is well-integrated with the story, enhanced by strong voice acting and humor, creating an engaging experience for players.
“The voice acting and humor are on point; the story and gameplay surprisingly work well together.”
